Transportation Planning
 

Available Growth Management & Congestion Management Publications

COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND ACTION PLANS
Year Document
2004 2004 Update to the Contra Costa Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan, Final Plan, May 19, 2004. Executive Summary, Vols. I and II (zip, 13 MB)
2004 2004 Update to the Contra Costa Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan, Final Plan, May 19, 2004. Executive Summary only (PDF, 2.5 MB)
2004

Final Environmental Impact Report: 2004 Update to the Contra Costa Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan (certified May 19, 2004)

2004 Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan Traffic Service Objective Monitoring Report, December 12, 2004 (PDF, 2.7 MB)
2000 Central Contra Costa Updated Action Plan for Routes of Regional Significance, July 13, 2000 (PDF, 2.8 MB)
2000 East County Action Plan, June 2000 (PDF, 3.4 MB)
2000 West County Action Plan, July 2000 (PDF, 1.7 MB)
2000 Tri-Valley Action Plan, September 2000 (PDF, 1.4 MB)
2000 Lamorinda Action Plan, June 2000 (PDF, 3.6 MB)
1998 Corridor Action Plan for San Pablo Dam Road & Camino Pablo, December 23, 1998 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
1998 Pleasant Hill Road Action Plan: Final Report, November 1998 (PDF, 2.3 MB)
1994 Lamorinda Action Plan, January 1994 (PDF, 3.6 MB)
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Year Document
2008 RTMP status final 02-20-08 (PDF, 596 KB)
2007 Measure C Growth Management Checklists (Word, 530 KB)
2007 Draft Measure J Growth Management Program Implementation Guide, October 18, 2007 (PDF, 3.2 MB)
2000 Contra Costa Transportation Improvement and Growth Management Program, revised, adopted August 1988. (Measure C) (PDF, 144 KB)
1993 Guide for Local Compliancewith the Contra Costa Congestion Management Program, February 1993. (PDF, 3 MB) Sets forth the actions that local jurisdictions must undertake to comply with the Contra Costa Congestion Management Program.
1990 Growth Management Implementation Documents: Implementation Guide; Model Growth Management Element; Administrative Procedures Manual, adopted December 1990. (PDF, 2.6 MB) Sets forth the policies and procedures for implementing the Measure C Growth Management Program. The Implementation Guide describes how the program provisions are to be implemented by cities and the County, the four Regional Transportation Planning Committees, and the Authority. The Administrative Procedures Manual includes local compliance checklists and the conflict resolution process. The Model Growth Management Element defines requirements for local Growth Management Elements. (120 pages)
1990 A Prescription for Traffic Relief, December 1990 (included in Implementation Documents). (PDF, 322 KB) Provides a brief overview of the basic components and requirements of the Measure C Growth Management Program. (11 pages)
1990 Guide to Local Planning & Growth Management, October 1990. (PDF, 1.8 MB) This guide is a resource to local planners and consultants. It provides advisory material on the process of local planning consistent with the Growth Management Program, and identifies resources for the development and implementation of local programs. (95 pages)
CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Year Document
2007 Update to the Contra Costa Congestion Management Program, Final, November 2007. (zip, 8.7 MB)
2007 Update to the Contra Costa Congestion Management Program, Final, November 2007. (zip, 8.7 MB)
1996 Deficiency Plan Procedures, May 15, 1996. (PDF, 5.3 MB) The procedures in this document describe the required components of a Deficiency Plan, a step-by-step process for identifying deficiencies, a guide to the technical components of preparing the Deficiency Plan and adopting and implementing it and the responsible party in each part of the process. (88 pages)
CORRIDOR STUDIES AND PLANS
2006 SR24 Transit Capacity Study, Final Report, January 6, 2006. (PDF, 4.9 MB) This study evaluated potentially feasible transit-capacity-enhancing alternatives along the westbound direction of SR-24 in the morning peak period between the I-680 interchange and the Caldecott Tunnel.
2003 Contra Costa Countywide Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan – Final December 2003.  (zip, 11.3 MB) This study establishes long-range plans for the planning and development of facilities that encourage walking and bicycling as an alternative mode of transportation.
2003 Central, East, Southwest Arterial and Freeway Ramp Metering Study, Final Report, June 20, 2003. (zip, 12 MB) This study provides a technical analysis of the impacts and benefits of ramp metering. The Study Area covers I-680, SR 4, SR 242, and SR 24
2003

I-680 Investment Options Study: The Authority has studied various options for congestion management along I-680, ranging from the extension of HOV lanes to the extension of rail service from Walnut Creek south to Dublin.

2001

East-Central Traffic Management Study – Final Report, August 10, 2001. (PDF, 662 KB) This study recommends implementing a preferred alternative that includes existing and planned control point metering at selected intersections along the Railroad Avenue/ Kirker Pass/ Ygnacio Valley Road corridor between Highway 4 and I-680. The proposed Traffic Management Plan would be jointly operated by the local jurisdictions in East and Central County.

2001 Contra Costa Express Bus Study – Final Report, December 17, 2001. (PDF, 3.6 MB) This report describes an integrated express bus plan for Contra Costa County proposing an express bus system utilizing the High Occupancy Vehicle lanes to improve efficiency with minimal transfers at a reasonable cost.
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS
2006 Technical Procedures, July 2006. (PDF, 3.8 MB) Sets forth procedures to assist local staff and consultants in conducting traffic impact studies, developing Action Plans for Routes of Regional Significance, and assessing level of service on Basic Routes. Includes a software package and users guide for calculating level of service at signalized intersections.
2006 Addendum to the Model User’s Guide (PDF, 2.5 MB) This updated user’s guide documents changes that were made to the Countywide model operating procedures. It incorporates revisions to the TransCAD model under version 4.6, April 2006
2005 Decennial Model Update Addendum: CCTA Travel Model Documentation Addendum – Final Report (PDF, 2.3 MB) This report incorporates revisions to the model that were made following review by the RTPC’s and local jurisdictions. It reflects the models assumptions and methodology as adopted by the Authority, July 2005.
2003 Decennial Model Update: CCTA Travel Model Documentation – Final Report, June 2003. (zip, 2.2 MB) The purpose of this report is to document the process of preparing the CCTA Travel Model and to provide results of the validation and forecasting model runs. This update was a process that involved implementing the recommendations in the Modeling Evaluation Study that addressed the planning and modeling needs of CCTA over the last 10 years.

For a list of archived Authority publications, please click here (60 KB, PDF). Archived publications can be obtained by request at info@ccta.net.